Brash Definition
brăsh
brashest, brasher
adjective
brashest, brasher
Hasty and reckless; rash; impetuous.
Webster's New World
Offensively bold; pushing, presumptuous, impudent, etc.
Webster's New World
Brittle or fragile, as some wood.
Webster's New World
Arresting, pronounced, or ostentatious.
Brash plaids.
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Synonyms:
noun
Webster's New World
A sudden shower.
Webster's New World
Broken pieces or fragments, as of rock or floating ice.
Webster's New World
Leaf litter of small leaves and little twigs as found under a hedge.
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Other Word Forms of Brash
Adjective
Base Form:
brash
Comparative:
brasherSuperlative:
brashestOrigin of Brash
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Perhaps an alteration of French brèche breach in a wall from Italian breccia breccia
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
Possibly imitative (influenced by rash) or from brash attack
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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Compare Amer. bresk, brusk, fragile, brittle.
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